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Guillermo Carey

Carey
  • Recognized Since:
    2014
  • Recognized in:
    Information Technology Law
    Intellectual Property Law...
  • Website:
    http://www.carey.cl
  • E-mail:
    gcarey@carey.cl
  • Languages:
    English, Spanish
  • Location:
    Isidora Goyenechea 2800, Piso 43
    Las Condes
    Santiago, CL

Experience

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology, and Venture Capital and Private Equity Groups. Also, he is the head of the Life Sciences Group. His practice specializes in intellectual property, life sciences, IP litigation, licensing, distribution and franchise agreement, data privacy, technology law, trademarks, patents, electronic commerce, technology transfer and data protection. Guillermo has advised high-impact Chilean technology companies on technology transfer, and the internationalization of these. He has also advised the Chilean Government on various fronts related to IP and transfer of technology.

Activities and Memberships

  • Member of the Board and Past President of the American Chilean Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).
  • Counselor at Endeavor.
  • Member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).
  • Member of the Licensing Executives Society Chile (LES Chile).
  • Former member of the Governing Board of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA).
  • Former Chief Legal Counsel, Crystal Lagoons.
  • Former member of "Grupo Acción Digital", part of the Chilean government plan for the development of Chile’s digital agenda (appointed by the government).
  • Former Vice-President of the National Council for Domain Names and IP Addresses of Chile.
  • Former member of the Board of the Chilean Industrial Property Association (ACHIPI).
  • Former member of the National Consulting Council of the Computer Law Studies Center (Centro de Estudios de Derecho Informático, CEDI), School of Law, Universidad de Chile.
  • Assistant Secretary General of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) with responsibility over the Americas (2004 – 2010).
  • Intellectual Property Constituency’s Representative, Names Council of the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) (2000-2002).
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist for the resolution of domain name disputes (2002).
  • Chair of the Q-160 ICANN Task Force, AIPPI (2002).
  • Arbitrator, Chilean Country Code Name Registrar (NIC Chile) (1998).
  • Member of NIC Chile’s advisory board. Part of the group that drafted the local dispute resolution policy (1998).
  • Lawyer, Intellectual Property Department, Philip Morris International, New York (1995-1996).

Publications

  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in ICLG - Consumer Protection, Global Legal Group (2020).
  • Co-author of The Pharma Legal Handbook: Chile, Pharma Boardroom (2019).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter of Data Protection Q&A, Data Privacy Advisor, Thomson Reuters (2018).
  • Author of several local and foreign publications in intellectual property.

 Seminars

  • Frequent lecturer in Intellectual Property and Internet legal seminars, meetings and conferences both in Chile and abroad.
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Lawyer Bio

Experience

Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology, and Venture Capital and Private Equity Groups. Also, he is the head of the Life Sciences Group. His practice specializes in intellectual property, life sciences, IP litigation, licensing, distribution and franchise agreement, data privacy, technology law, trademarks, patents, electronic commerce, technology transfer and data protection. Guillermo has advised high-impact Chilean technology companies on technology transfer, and the internationalization of these. He has also advised the Chilean Government on various fronts related to IP and transfer of technology.

Activities and Memberships

  • Member of the Board and Past President of the American Chilean Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).
  • Counselor at Endeavor.
  • Member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).
  • Member of the Licensing Executives Society Chile (LES Chile).
  • Former member of the Governing Board of the Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin America and the Caribbean (AACCLA).
  • Former Chief Legal Counsel, Crystal Lagoons.
  • Former member of "Grupo Acción Digital", part of the Chilean government plan for the development of Chile’s digital agenda (appointed by the government).
  • Former Vice-President of the National Council for Domain Names and IP Addresses of Chile.
  • Former member of the Board of the Chilean Industrial Property Association (ACHIPI).
  • Former member of the National Consulting Council of the Computer Law Studies Center (Centro de Estudios de Derecho Informático, CEDI), School of Law, Universidad de Chile.
  • Assistant Secretary General of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) with responsibility over the Americas (2004 – 2010).
  • Intellectual Property Constituency’s Representative, Names Council of the Domain Name Supporting Organization (DNSO) of ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) (2000-2002).
  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) panelist for the resolution of domain name disputes (2002).
  • Chair of the Q-160 ICANN Task Force, AIPPI (2002).
  • Arbitrator, Chilean Country Code Name Registrar (NIC Chile) (1998).
  • Member of NIC Chile’s advisory board. Part of the group that drafted the local dispute resolution policy (1998).
  • Lawyer, Intellectual Property Department, Philip Morris International, New York (1995-1996).

Publications

  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter in ICLG - Consumer Protection, Global Legal Group (2020).
  • Co-author of The Pharma Legal Handbook: Chile, Pharma Boardroom (2019).
  • Co-author of the Chilean chapter of Data Protection Q&A, Data Privacy Advisor, Thomson Reuters (2018).
  • Author of several local and foreign publications in intellectual property.

 Seminars

  • Frequent lecturer in Intellectual Property and Internet legal seminars, meetings and conferences both in Chile and abroad.
  • Bar Admissions
  • Award List
  • Additional Information
  • Lawyer of the Year Badge

Bar Admissions:

  • Chile, Bar Association of Chile

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Intellectual Property Law, Santiago (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Chile for work in:

  • Information Technology Law
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • Technology Law
 

Awards:

  • Recognized in Intellectual Property and Life Sciences, Chambers Latin America.
  • Recognized with the Award of Merit, AIPPI.
  • Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Client Choice Guide.
  • Recognized in Intellectual Property, Best Lawyers.
  • Lawyer of the Year Award in Intellectual Property, Best Lawyers (2016).
  • Recognized in Trademarks, WTR 1000.
  • Recognized in Information Technology, Patents, Trademarks and Life Sciences, Who’s Who Legal.
  • Recognized in Patents, IAM Patent.
  • Recognized in Intellectual Property, LACCA.
  • Recognized as IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property.
  • Recognized in Intellectual Property, Legal 500.
  • Recognized in Intellectual Property, Latin Lawyer 250.
  • Recognized in Intellectual Property and Life Sciences, Chambers Latin America.
  • Recognized as a WIPR Leader, World IP Review (2020).

Special Focus:

  • Construction
  • Corporate
  • Cross Border
 

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